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The Band of Oz is a prominent band of the United States beach music genre. Starting in the mid-1960s with high school students, the band turned professional in the early-1970s with a core group mostly from the Greenville, North Carolina Rose High School Stage Band, that featured Chuck French on trumpet, Gary Warren saxophone, Randy Hignite keyboards, Jim Heidenreich drums, Johnnie Byrd bass, Buddy Johnson vocals and Keith Houston guitar. In 1971 Billy Bazemore replaced Johnson. In 1978, the group recorded and released their first single ''Shaggin.'' This was followed by ''Star of My Life'' in 1979, and national radio airplay. They performed 200 to 300 shows per year throughout the 1980s amidst massive personnel restructuring. In 1995 they released the hit single ''Shama Lama Ding Dong,'' the People's Choice Song of the Year at that year's Cammy Awards, and one of the most requested beach songs of all time. In 1997, the band was inducted into the Beach Music Hall of Fame. ==Personnel== *Thomas "Butch" Barnes: saxophone & vocals (1980–1985, 1991-April 2005) *Billy Bazemore: vocals (1971–1985) *Rick Brogden: keyboards (was an "ex-Ozzer" on "Let In Roll" in 1995) *Johnny Byrd: bass (1967-before 1976) *Roland Colsen: saxophone (1975–76) *Charlie Satterwhite: saxophone (1975-76) *Shep Fields: bass *Scott Fine: vocals, trombone (2005–present) *Ronnie Forbes: keyboards & vocals (1976-19??) *David Franks: keyboards, harmonica, vocals (October 1983-19??, 1999–present) *Chuck French: trumpet & vocals (by 1970–present) *Mickey Hardie: keyboards (19??-October 1983) *Jim Heidenreich: drums (1970-before 1976) *David Hicks: drums (by 1976–present) *Randy Hignite: keyboards 1969-1976 *Keith Houston: guitar (1967–present) *Buddy Johnson: vocals (1967–1971) *Bob Lynch: saxophone (by 1976-1980) *Daniel Morris: saxophone & vocals (2005–present) *Tim Morris: trumpet & vocals (2005–present) *Rick Sanders: keyboards (?-1995-?) *Jimmy Smith: horns (1967-by 1970) *Rick Strickland: bass, vocals (1997?-1999) *"Big" John Thompson: bass, lead vocals (1980–1996) *Freddy Tripp: horns (1967-by 1970) *Gary Warren: saxophone (1970-by 1976) *Jerry West: guitar, vocals (1996-1997?,1999–present (took a 1½yr. leave)) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Band of Oz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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